Category Assistant - #2078869

Internal use only - Grade H

About us

We're the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you're high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you'll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you'll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

We are seeking multiple Category Assistants to join our Technology department, supporting our work across leading brands such as Microsoft, Google, and Samsung.  

By integrating category management with our digital experience and marketing teams, we are able to gain deeper insights into our customers' needs. This collaborative approach empowers us to make swifter, better-informed decisions, ensuring we provide the best possible offering in the technology space. You'll have the chance to engage directly with some of the world's biggest brands, working alongside trading, marketing, and customer experience teams within our wider Retail group. 

Your experience may stem from buying, merchandising, stock planning or a related field. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the end to end product set up, through to go live and trading. 

• Creating line level product forecasts and order requirements in response to performance and stock holding to maximise both availability and stock efficiency. 

• Manage stock through critical path management, progression and replenishment whilst identifying where price/promotional activity is required. 

• Acts on pricing tools (i.e. revionics) to find matches and make pricing recommendations. 

• May be involved in sourcing new suppliers or brands with ownership of range building, through forecasting, trading and promo activity. 

• Produce adhoc reports for the wider category. 

• Experience in retail merchandising and/or buying
• Strong Excel and numerical skills
• Ability to analyse and communicate insights clearly
• Attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• A collaborative approach and relationship-building ability
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.  

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you're successful so keep an eye on your emails! We'll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we're a good match, we'll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:

First Stage - a 30 minute initial call with the hiring team to find out more about you and for you to learn about life at The Very Group.

Second Stage - A 1 hour final stage face to face interview with the Hiring Team.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

We're building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don't discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [email protected]. We'll be happy to support you.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.